 REVIEW: 5970 Freeze Ray Frenzy, A pic-heavy review of the small Space Police III set |
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 May 17 2009, 12:32 AM
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 "To Infinity and Beyond"  Group: Eurobricks Dukes Posts: 3286 Joined: 2-October 07 From: Fullerton, CA, 92835 Member No.: 2028 
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  Name: Freeze Ray Frenzy Set: 5970 Theme: Space Police (III) Year: 2009 Pieces: 80 Minifigs: 2 Price: USD 9.99 (10.99 @ TRU) Hello there!  Welcome to one of the first SP3 reviews! Since member Mania3 has found many of the 2009 summer sets in Legoland California, I figured they would pop up in TRU soon as well, so I went there every day ever since. And last Friday, they finally had them. Besides this set, they also had 5971 and 5972, along with all the new City, Agents, Power Miners, and Racers sets.Because I didn't want to spend too much money, I only got this set and a small Agents 2.0 set. Anyhoo, let's get started, shall we? The Box The box is the same size as that of 8967 Gold Tooth's Getaway.    On the side of the box, you can find an ad for a Lego Space videogame. You can discuss the ad here.  Content Inside the box, there are two bags, a loose engine piece, the instructions, and a sticker sheet.  Note that my engine piece came with hardened glue drops on it which I had to peal off.   Notable pieces include the new fire piece and the new flick-fire missile holder piece.  Minifigs The two minifigs included in this set are Kranxx and a Space Police officer with sunglasses, and they are the only printed pieces in the set. Both have very detailed leg printing. Kranxx' mouth is a hole that goes right into the stud hole of his head. This allows you to see the white stripe on his neck through his mouth. The head itself seems to be made out of the same plastic as normal minifig heads.  From the side (with the officer's visor down):  The backs have printing as well. Note that I removed the air tanks of the officer for this pic.  The Set First, you build the stop sign and traffic light. Not much to show here. The traffic light has studs all around it so that you can add more "lights" to it if you want.  Next, you build the cop's hoverbike.      With the minifig on it:    The engine on the back of the bike can turn 360 degrees and the missile launchers can be pulled out and used as a hand held weapon for the space cop. Those missiles are supposed to be the freeze rays mentioned in the title of the set. Don't ask me why they are called rays when they are actually missiles.  It makes about as much sense as the side turrets of the Clone Wars AAT being FFMs.  The last thing you build is Kranxx' pimped-out Hot Rod Hoverbike. It is made up of two parts.      Here are some pics of the top and bottom. Note that I turned the fire piece 90 degrees to make it look better. If you don't change it, the fire piece just looks like an orange line, like in the Back pic above.   With the minifig:   Left-Over Pieces  Bonus First, here is a little movie reference:  And secondly, here is a little head-swapping: Kranxx after a sex change, and bad-boy Ahsoka.  More pics in the Brickshelf folder. Stay tuned for my ratings!
This post has been edited by KimT: May 19 2009, 09:48 AM -------------------- Want to see something funny? Just google "Find Chuck Norris" right now and click the first link. ;-) "Alright, look, there's only one Return, OK, and it ain't of the King, it's of the Jedi!" - Randal on Lord of the Rings (Clerks 2)     SWCG: The Movie - Coming Soon! If you want to learn why I call myself Oky Wan Kenobi, click here. My Collection My Flickr My Brickshelf My YouTube channel |
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May 17 2009, 12:41 AM
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 I am now legaly on EB!  Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 2696 Joined: 29-March 07 From: Somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse... Member No.: 1483 
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Bad guy vehicle?
 EDIT: OK, it's there now.Ok, first, I wish the SP torsos would be more detailed- something on the level of the Dino Attack torsos. I never liked the theme, but the torsos were great. These seem a little bland. Maybe if they put in black arms, instead.  I was expecting a little more from the speeder bike- I'm not too sure at the moment. --------------------  My Brickshelf Gallery --- My Flickr photostream  If YOU want to stop TLC from getting away with this, feel free to put this pic in your sig! |
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May 17 2009, 12:42 AM
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  Group: Eurobricks Citizen Posts: 202 Joined: 18-February 09 From: Clinton (my lego town's name) Member No.: 5338 |
Great review! You made me want this set even more
Also in Star Trek the new movie (this isn't a spoiler) Young kirk gets pulled over by a futuristic space cop on a flying hovercraft. It reminded me of this set 
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May 17 2009, 12:43 AM
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 Stitch  Group: Global Moderator Posts: 3938 Joined: 11-July 07 From: Sydney! Member No.: 1768 
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Woo! The reviews commence!
Great review, really nice pics. Thanks Oky! The set itself isn't doing much for me but I am loving these SP aliens! --------------------   Sylvia Berent is visiting Phasma Diabolus in Red Moon |
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May 17 2009, 12:45 AM
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  Group: Eurobricks Knights Posts: 570 Joined: 11-December 07 From: Durp Member No.: 2273 |
What plastic is the Alien's head made of? Is it normal ABS or the softer kind?
This post has been edited by kill will: May 17 2009, 12:46 AM -------------------- Tastes like chicken!
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May 17 2009, 12:48 AM
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 cOMPLEX tECHNICAL bionicle pART dESIGNER nERD Group: Eurobricks Knights Posts: 672 Joined: 26-March 08 From: Kolding, Denmark Member No.: 2934 |
QUOTE (kill will @ May 17 2009, 02:45 AM)  What plastic is the Alien's head made of? Is it normal ABS or the softer kind? It's not soft, probably standard ABS. |
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May 17 2009, 12:52 AM
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 Smart Alec with a linguistic twist Group: Eurobricks Dukes Posts: 2417 Joined: 25-November 07 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 2221 
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Hooray! Thanks for the review, Oky Wan. I really love TLC using the trike chassis for the base of the police craft, and the staggered jumper plates for Kranx are nice, rather than having them both on one side. I can't wait for you to finish this, so get to work!
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May 17 2009, 01:01 AM
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 Not a Doofus  Group: Eurobricks Counts Posts: 1286 Joined: 21-January 08 Member No.: 2558 |
The reviews have begun!
This isn't my favorite SP3 set but I do like it. And personally, I like the Police figs. They're not incredibly detailed, but as a result they're very versatile. I could see many uses for them in minifigs. I think this set would be fun to play with even if it isn't a masterpiece. This post has been edited by Algernon: May 17 2009, 01:03 AM --------------------  |
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May 17 2009, 01:45 AM
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Group: Eurobricks Citizen Posts: 158 Joined: 5-January 09 Member No.: 4916 |
I want this set!!!!
Anyways, nice review. -------------------- My 2010 wishlist
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May 17 2009, 03:26 AM
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 Group: Eurobricks Counts Posts: 1153 Joined: 31-January 09 From: Kingswood Country Member No.: 5171 |
I thought the one with the green alien that has four arms is called "Freeze Ray Frenzy" Because that alien just "happens" to be named "Frenzy". Originally this was going to be called "Some Space Cop on Lunch Break Chasing Kranxx Down a Highway After he Ran a Stopsign"
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May 17 2009, 04:00 AM
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 In search of litmus paper Group: Eurobricks Counts Posts: 1603 Joined: 2-February 08 From: Princeton, NJ Member No.: 2646 
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Nice review. The alien minifig is great, but the rest of the set is nothing remarkable. The traffic signs are a cool addition. It looks like this chase is supposed to be occurring on the ground. I would have liked to see a small windscreen on at least the alien ship though, and there are too many stickers as well. At least the computer panel should have been printed.
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May 17 2009, 04:51 AM
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 Group: Eurobricks Vassals Posts: 35 Joined: 2-November 08 Member No.: 4275 |
This is probably the only SP3 set I will end up passing on (though Squidman's Pit Stop looks pretty weak as well). I will get Kranxx in the Galactic Enforcer set, so this one seems kind of redundant. The vehicles do nothing for me. It is a cheaper way to get that awesome alien fig though. |
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May 17 2009, 06:56 AM
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 Group: Eurobricks Knights Posts: 589 Joined: 16-February 09 From: Poland Member No.: 5310 |
Wait a minute... Where is the Freeze ray?
Kranxx is must have, its looking too cute to be a cryminalist! -------------------- Sorry for my English, I am from Poland... :D  By: Jebediahs In Lego world I am a mighty Dragon master, who trying to help Orcs with bad Crownies. I hate Crownies! There are too many of them!  My Pokemon team(Click them please):       |
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May 17 2009, 07:01 AM
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Stitch Group: Global Moderator Posts: 3938 Joined: 11-July 07 From: Sydney! Member No.: 1768
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QUOTE (Lordofdragonss @ May 17 2009, 04:56 PM) Wait a minute... Where is the Freeze ray? Good point! What is the freeze ray? Who is frenzied? -------------------- Sylvia Berent is visiting Phasma Diabolus in Red Moon |
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May 17 2009, 08:59 AM
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 Purist Tasmanian bat Group: Eurobricks Fellows Posts: 5135 Joined: 27-August 07 From: Tasmania, Australia Member No.: 1917 
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QUOTE (svelte_corps @ May 17 2009, 05:01 PM) What is the freeze ray? Who is frenzied? I think the Blacktron ship IS the freeze ray. Great review Oky, awesome to see that these sets are coming in. I quite like tihjs set, but I think it is the weakest of the Space Police ones. That said, the figs are fantastic, why is it only now that TLC is releasing figs so useful for post apoc!? Kranxx is great, I'll find many uses for him. The actual set isn't anything special, but I won't buy it for that reason anyway. Batbrick Away! 
-------------------- And see and comment on KDog's hilarious Space Comic here:
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